The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

Chandigarh: A symposium on the relevance of Buddhist ideas of peace in contemporary times was held at Panjab University.

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

Controlling the process of reincarnation enables Beijing to shape the spiritual leadership of Tibetan Buddhism.

There is a vast and increasingly interesting body of literature on the ways in which small and militarily and economically ...

The First General Assembly of the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) was successfully organised ...

Bhutan is a tiny, remote Himalayan kingdom nestled between China and India. It has no traffic lights. Here's why it may be ...

Lang Shining left a body of paintings that depict royal events and ceremonies and landscapes. He introduced the Western ...

Observing the murals of Fahai Temple is more than just a tourist experience, as they convey spiritual aspects of Buddhism.

Penn Museum has made strides in conserving and renewing the artistic and cultural legacies of two Buddhist murals, both of ...